Cambodia's timeline of tragedy: 2000 – 2010

September 2000
Cambodia flood fears
Officials in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh have warned the the city could be flooded by the waters of the Mekong river.
Cambodian officials say the water levels there are the highest for 70 years.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/927778.stm

January 2003
Actress at centre of Cambodian furore darling of Thais
The Thai actress embroiled in the current diplomatic crisis between Thailand and Cambodia is one of the most popular faces gracing the small screen in both Thailand and Cambodia.
more: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/30/1043804465540.html

June 2005
Revenge was Siem Reap attackers’ goal
SIEM REAP, Cambodia — A deadly Cambodian school siege started out as an attempt to murder the children of a South Korean expatriate who had employed one of the four attackers, the police said Friday.
more: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/17/news/17iht-cambo.html

2006
Cambodia Evictions
In 1975, the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime emptied this city to create a new peasant society. Thirty one years on, thousands of people are again being ordered to leave the city, but this time it’s not for a Marxist Revolution, it’s for the greed of Cambodia’s rich and powerful – seizing the land of their poorest people.
more: http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2006/s1764713.htm